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How Breezy Johnson got the best name in Olympic skiing
Breezy has a chance to make noise at the 2026 Winter Olympics, too, and her name is sure to capture attention if she puts on a good performance. Breezy Johnson's legal name is, in fact, Breezy. That's not the name she was given at birth, though. Breezy Johnson was born as Breanna Johnson. But as she grew up, she earned the nickname Breezy.

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2026 Winter Olympics: Did the Lindsey Vonn crash overshadow Breezy Johnson’s Olympic gold?
Breezy Johnson’s winding road leads to Olympic downhill gold for US on day marred by Vonn’s crash
Breezy Johnson's winding road leads to Olympic downhill gold for US on day marred by Vonn's crash
For Breezy Johnson, the road to an Olympic gold medal was similar to the winning downhill run she turned in Sunday: It was full of jarring bumps that nearly knocked her off course, but not off target.

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Olympic 2026 Medal Count, Final Tally, Winners from Day 3 Events
Breezy Johnson notches Team USA's first gold medal at 2026 Winter Olympics
Lindsey Vonn clips gate and crashes in Winter Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter
She is leading the World Cup downhill standings and was agold-medal favorite before her crash in Switzerland last week when she suffered her latest knee injury.

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Lindsey Vonn Cheered for Breezy Johnson from Helicopter After Being Airlifted from Crash with Injury
2026 Winter Olympics: Shiffrin and Johnson could win Olympic gold together
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Meet Breezy Johnson: The skier who went from getting suspended for a missed doping test to winning Team USA's first gold at the 2026 Olympics

Breezy Johnson has stormed to gold in the women's downhill event at the 2026 Winter Olympics. This marks Team USA's first top of the podium finish at the Milano Cortina Games.

'Don't jump in them': Olympic athletes' medals break during celebrations

“Don’t jump in them. I was jumping in excitement, and it broke," women's downhill ski gold medalist Johnson said after her win Sunday. "I’m sure somebody will fix it. It’s not crazy broken, but a little broken.”

Olympic Gold Medalist Breezy Johnson Completes An Unlikely Comeback

Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson overcame injuries and adversity to win downhill gold at Milano Cortina, cementing her place in alpine skiing history.

2026 Winter Olympics: Meet the medalists from the United States

From left, Evan Bates, Madison Chock, Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, Ellie Kim and Danny O’Shea of Team USA celebrate winning the gold medal after the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Olympic medal count live updates: Who is atop leaderboard at 2026 Winter Olympics?

Several Olympic medals have already been won at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, and there's a plethora still up for grabs as the Winter Olympics continue in northern Italy throughout the next two weeks.